Program Term Archive
Animals in Laboratories
Last of Alamogordo Chimps Bound for Sanctuary
Animals in LaboratoriesIn a surprising reversal, the National Institutes of Health announced that the remaining chimpanzees (23 as of October 1) at its Alamogordo Primate Facility will be relocated to a federally...
Monkey Business on Hold—for Now
Animals in LaboratoriesAs reported this spring in the AWI Quarterly, a company called Safer Human Medicine (SHM) is seeking to build a massive facility in Bainbridge, Georgia, to breed tens of thousands of long-tailed...
More Enrichment Makes for Healthier Rodents
Animals in LaboratoriesA recent meta-analysis published in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science (Cait et al., 2024) found that the more types of resources (i.e., “enrichment”) rodents receive, the better their health. A previous...
A History of the Development of Alternatives to Animals in Research and Testing
Animals in LaboratoriesDistinguished medical historian Dr. John Parascandola offers an engaging, thought-provoking, and well-researched account of the growth of animal experimentation and the parallel rise of the animal protection movement in the...
Compressed Newspaper as Safe and Suitable Substrate for Naked Mole-rats
Animals in LaboratoriesOur project, supported by an AWI Refinement Research Award, focused on evaluating the safety of using compressed waste newspaper as a digging and enrichment substrate for naked mole-rats. These unique...
Envigo Plea Deal Sets Record
Animals in LaboratoriesBiomedical company Envigo made headlines in 2022 for atrocious conditions documented at its Virginia beagle-breeding facility, accumulating over 60 citations for noncompliance with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) within one...
Improving the Welfare of Captive Marmosets Using Visual Barriers
Animals in LaboratoriesThe common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is increasingly becoming a key species in behavioral and biomedical research. Because of this, research focused on improving the behavioral and physiological welfare of this...
Macaques Maintain Red List “Endangered” Status for Now
Animals in Laboratories, Terrestrial WildlifeIn June, a committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced that long-tailed macaques (LTMs) will continue to be classified as “endangered” on the IUCN Red List...
Making Life Easier for Rodents and Rabbits in Laboratories
Animals in LaboratoriesRefinements for Rodents and Rabbits in Research Laboratories will be rolling off the presses soon. AWI will introduce the book—an update of a previous volume—at the 74th Annual Symposium of the American...
NIH Keeps Chimps in Limbo at Alamogordo
Animals in Laboratories, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Chimpanzee Health, Improvement, Maintenance and Protection (CHIMP) Act requires all federally owned chimpanzees retired from research to be moved to a federally operated sanctuary, such as Chimp Haven, near...